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O.C. psychiatrist pleads guilty in prescription drug diversion scheme

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SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana-based psychiatrist pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a scheme to disseminate prescriptions for opioids and other drugs for non-medical reasons. Dr. Robert Tinoco Perez of Westminster, 56, signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors Jan. 28. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances Monday…

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Deaths near schools, and the students left behind

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Even as crime has dropped in L.A. over the last two decades, there are thousands of children who grow up with a constant drumbeat of death while navigating safe paths to schools in neighborhoods where someone has been killed nearby. The impact of close-up violence can be devastating and costly…

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Officials seek help identifying disoriented man found in Hacienda Heights

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LOS ANGELES — Authorities Monday circulated photos of a “disoriented” man who has been hospitalized since December in hopes of learning his identity. #MissingMonday#LASD needs help identifying this #found man. He suffered a medical emergency in #HaciendaHeights 12/14/18. He’s disoriented & cannot answer questions. His loved ones must be #missing him. Call 323-890-5500 or ANONYMOUSLY…

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California’s ‘cannabis landlord,’ targeted in police raid, alleges San Bernardino ‘pay-for-play’ corruption

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A Pacific Palisades woman who heads a company that was blocked last week from setting up legitimate commercial cannabis operations in San Bernardino sued the city on Monday, Feb. 25 alleging corrupt practices involving a “pay for play” scheme. Washington LLC, headed by Calfornia’s self-proclaimed “cannabis landlord” Stephanie Smith, filed a lawsuit in San Bernardino…

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Kern County plane crash victims were from Orange and Los Angeles counties

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TEHACHAPI — Authorities have identified three people who died when their plane crashed in the snowy Tehachapi Mountains. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said those killed were 38-year-old Marina Villavicencio of Yorba Linda; 53-year-old Felipe Plascencia of Whittier and 74-year-old Ruben Piranian of Granada Hills. The twin-engine Beechcraft was reported overdue Thursday on…